Ecological explosions : the history of biological invasions and invasion science / Daniel Simberloff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simberloff, Daniel, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biological invasions.

Evolution (Biology).

Population biology.

Physical Description:

xiv, 729 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2025.

Summary:

"A leading biologist offers a comprehensive and accessible history of invasive species science, from its earliest antecedents through current research and controversies. From the arrival of the naval shipworm in the Black Sear in the first millennium BC to the escape of the Burmese python in Florida in 1992, humans have moved species to new locations, deliberately or inadvertently, for thousands of years. In Ecological Explosions, biological invasion expert Daniel Simberloff provides a thorough overview of the development of invasion science, from early research - including from the perspectives of celebrated scientists like Charles Darwin and Aldo Leopold - to the field's future. Simberloff explores the work of pioneering ecologists like Charles Elton, antecedents of what became today's invasion biology, before discussing the field's true emergence in the 1980s, its explosive methodological and theoretical expansion, its integration with other disciplines, and its increasing visibility not only within the biological literature but also in government policies across the world in the 1990s. Finally, he investigates current controversies, such as the debate over whether the entire science is xenophobic, and he asks how ecosystems might adapt to ever-increasing numbers of introduced species - including the joro spider, lionfish, spotted lanternfly, common reed, and Asian carp" -- Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Introduction

Definitional matters : invasive, invasion, naturalized, introduced, native, non-native, alien

People move species around and eventually recognize some impacts

The early shuffling of the biosphere

Terrestrial introductions in prehistory and antiquity

Prehistoric and ancient historical aquatic introductions

Early historical introductions

Early recognition of the extent of invasions and increasing concern with their impacts

The science of biogeography : which species are where, and where are they native?

What about impacts of invasions?

Classifying species : Which are native and which are not?

A prescient person far from the mainstream : George Perkins Marsh

Mid-nineteenth- and early twentieth-century invasions : scientists engage in management

European rabbit in Australia

Phylloxera in France

Cottony cushion scale, the Vedalia beetle, and a fly in California

Spongy moth in Massachusetts

Small Indian mongoose in the West Indies and beyond

Water hyacinth in Florida

White pine blister rust in North America

Chestnut blight in eastern North America

Late 1800s to early 1900s : the trickle becomes a flood

Acclimatization societies

Fish

Birds

Mammals

Reptiles and amphibians

Plants

Mid-nineteenth- to mid-twentieth-century research, often forgotten, and warnings, largely ignored

North America

Europe

New Zealand

Soviet Union

Mid-twentieth century : a false start, and the lead-up to modern invasion science

Charles S. Elton and his invasion book

New invasions, popular books, and reviews of particular invasive biotas

A study ahead of its time

The environmental movement

A new conservation science

Geographers study invasions : a largely separate endeavor

Increasing interest in biological invasions

Two geographers interact more strongly with biologists

A twentieth-century luminary recognized by invasion scientists

Geographers continue to mine biological invasions

The SCOPE Project jump-starts modern invasion science

The SCOPE programme on the ecology of biological invasions

A gap in the SCOPE program, and GISP, a sequel

A controversial analogy: genetically modified organisms

What does "global" mean, really?

Invasions invade the scientific and popular literature

Newsletters and journals

College textbooks

Popular books

A rapidly growing science expands and evolves

Invasion science embraces evolution and genetics

Early research on evolution of non-native species

Advances in molecular genetic technologies

Evolution and invasion science in the modern era

Impacts, from populations and communities to ecosystems

Ecological impacts at the population level

Community-level impacts

Ecosystem impacts

Ecosystem services and ecosystem impacts

Ecosystem impacts, microbial ecology, and soil communities

Invasion science catches two ecology waves

Meta-analysis enters invasion science

Networks are increasingly depicted and analyzed

How will climate change affect biological invasions and their management?

Climate science recognizes anthropogenic global warming

Ecological and biodiversity impacts of global warming

Changes in native and non-native species' ranges and effect on invasiveness

Predictions of range expansion

The overall picture

A controversy over preserving biodiversity in the face of climate change

Hypotheses explaining biological invasions proliferate

Invasions pass through a sequence of stages

What hypotheses are obvious?

Do species traits predict invasion scope and impact?

What features make ecosystems more or less prone to impactful invasions?

How do ecosystem features and species traits interact to affect invasions?

A hypothesis that stands apart : invasional meltdown

Measuring, ranking, and predicting invasion impacts

Quantifying environmental impacts

The IUCN red lists for imperiled species : a template for quantifying invasion impacts?

Red list analogs for invasive species : EICAT, EICAT , and SEICAT

Risk analysis

Management of biological invasions

Early detection, rapid response (EDRR)

Eradication

Physical and mechanical control

Chemical control

Biological control (biocontrol)

Other technologies

New methods based on genetics

Controversies abound

The charge of xenophobia or nativism

Terminology and categories

Which populations to target : beneficial non-natives and wasteful management

"Native invaders" and ecological succession

Invasive species denialism

Animal rights, animal welfare, and compassionate conservation

The near future of invasion science

Collaborations

Social media

Citizen science

The global scope of the science

New disciplines and Underrepresented research areas

Context dependence

Over- and underemphasized research foci

Will the invasion juggernaut Be slowed?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780226842561

0226842568

9780226842578

0226842576

OCLC:

1569207045